
No. 4 Tigers Rally To Top No. 11 Demon Deacons 7-6 & Win Series..
CLEMSON, S.C.(Clemson Athletics) – No. 4 Clemson overcame a 6-0 deficit to win 7-6 over No. 11 Wake Forest when Tryston McCladdie scored on a wild pitch with one out in the ninth inning at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who won the series 2-1, improved to 23-3 overall and 4-2 in the ACC. The Demon Deacons dropped to 19-6 overall and 7-2 in ACC play.
The Demon Deacons scored three runs in the first inning, capped by Ryan Preisano’s two-run homer, then they added three runs in the top of the second inning to build a 6-0 lead. Dominic Listi’s two-out double put the Tigers on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second inning.
In the sixth inning, Listi grounded a two-out single to score two runs, then two runs scored on Cam Cannarella’s two-out single in the eighth inning to narrow Wake Forest’s lead to 6-5. Two batters later, Luke Gaffney grounded a single to score the tying run.
In the ninth inning, McCladdie led off with a walk, stole second and advanced to third on Josh Paino’s groundout. Then on a 2-0 pitch to Andrew Ciufo, the ball went to the backstop and McCladdie scored the walkoff run.
CLEMSON, S.C.(Clemson Athletics) – No. 4 Clemson overcame a 6-0 deficit to win 7-6 over No. 11 Wake Forest when Tryston McCladdie scored on a wild pitch with one out in the ninth inning at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who won the series 2-1, improved to 23-3 overall and 4-2 in the ACC. The Demon Deacons dropped to 19-6 overall and 7-2 in ACC play.
The Demon Deacons scored three runs in the first inning, capped by Ryan Preisano’s two-run homer, then they added three runs in the top of the second inning to build a 6-0 lead. Dominic Listi’s two-out double put the Tigers on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second inning.
In the sixth inning, Listi grounded a two-out single to score two runs, then two runs scored on Cam Cannarella’s two-out single in the eighth inning to narrow Wake Forest’s lead to 6-5. Two batters later, Luke Gaffney grounded a single to score the tying run.
In the ninth inning, McCladdie led off with a walk, stole second and advanced to third on Josh Paino’s groundout. Then on a 2-0 pitch to Andrew Ciufo, the ball went to the backstop and McCladdie scored the walkoff run.
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